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Supreme Court Upholds School Choice and Religious Freedom in Carson v. Makin, by Andrea Picciotti-Bayer – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Amy and David Carson and their daughter Olivia, who reside in Glenburn, Maine. (photo: Courtesy photo / Institute for Justice)

COMMENTARY: In a 6-3 decision, the court held that Maine violated the Constitution by preventing families from using state aid to send children to schools that provide what it calls ‘sectarian’ instruction.

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, EWTN News, June 21, 2022

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News.

On Tuesday morning the Supreme Court once again voted to defend religious freedom — this time by upholding the rights of parents to choose a Christian education for their children.

In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the state of Maine violated the Constitution by preventing families in areas of the state that lack a public high school from using state aid to send children to schools that provide what it calls “sectarian” instruction. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, explained that Maine’s “nonsectarian” requirement violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. …

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